Friday, October 30, 2015

growing up halloween always included 2 foods-chili and pumpkin sugar cookies. my mom makes the perfect sugar cookies. i've tried to make them a few times, but they are usually more frustrating than anything. i've kind of given up the past couple of years. the chili is pretty simple to make but not great for 1 person. basically i'm failing at tradition.

i might not be sticking with tradition, but i'm not neglecting the holiday completely. dinner group last night had a halloween theme.

janeal brought the appetizer-a simple guacamole/chips coming out of a pumpkin's mouth.

i made mozzarella breadstick bones with dipping sauce adapted from this recipe

angie made butternut squash soup-perfect for the cold weather that suddenly hit this week

i love themes and i love holidays. i've been trying to simplify my life a little, and this was a fun yet simple way to celebrate the holiday.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

i look forward to the how we wore it series every month. i make sure to sign up first thing and wait for the email from brooke. something happened this month, and i never saw the email. luckily i talked to sarah at the blogger sleepover last weekend to find out my name actually was on the list. i'm so sad i almost missed this month.

my first thought was i have black jeans and a black bag, but what am i going to do about the rest of this look? i have no gingham in my closet. i ran into kohls the other night and found the perfect shirt-except it didn't fit well. i ended up finding a different shirt at walmart-for less than $10. i have been looking for more shirts so it was easy to justify.

Monday, October 26, 2015

i had some great conversations this weekend with some friends about the why. this wasn't the first time i have thought about this. there was a presentation last year at build your blog on discovering your why, but unfortunately i missed that class. it seemed like a great thing to think about, but i quickly forgot about it.

my conversations this weekend centered around blogging and social media posting. why am i blogging? why am i posting on instagram? what is my purpose? and what is my goal? are my actions matching up with my why?

these are all great questions and got me thinking beyond this space. right now is a really great time for me to evaluate all areas of my life. are the things i am doing helping me achieve my purpose?

before i'm ready to discuss more about my why, i need to do some serious thinking. in the meantime, i want to hear from you-tell me about your why.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

i spent the past week in california visiting chelsea and her family. ashley was there for part of the time too which made it even more fun. we went to the pumpkin patch last weekend. we picked out pumpkins, rode rides, painted pumpkins, and took lots of pictures. the kids were so excited, and we had a really fun time.